Good for you, twickster. And you’re right - sometimes you just have to have that little treat. You’ll never get anywhere if you constantly deny yourself.
I am down one pound this week, making YTD 6.5.
One thing that I’m going to do, beginning Wednesday, is take nude photos of myself, front and side views. A Before shot, and then monthly shots to document my progress. I’ve seen others who do this, and it really is motivating!
On second thought, maybe one nude set for myself, and one less-nude set to share with others. It took courage for others to share theirs with me, and if I can someday do the same to motivate someone else, it’ll be worth it.
I’m afraid to look.
We decided to go to Canada yesterday. I didn’t do my exercises because just as I was about to start one of my friends called to say he’d be here early. In Vancouver we walked and walked. No idea how many miles. Only I had an Irish coffee. Just Jameson’s and no Bailey’s. But alcohol nonetheless. And we had sushi. I got the NY steak and prawn tempura. In addition to the tempura batter, it came with about ¾ cup rice. And I had three pieces of sushi (salmon roe, octopus, and eel). And a bottle of sake. Rice and more alcohol. When we wond up at the pub I had three gin & tonics, a zombie, and some high-power cocktail the bartender concocted. Alcohol and fruit juice! On the walk from Gastown to Burrell & Robeson, we stopped in at McDonald’s. I had a Big Mac, but I took off the bread. As it there was a point! I’d already blown my carbohydrate intake right out of the water!
My friends said, ‘Oh, even on a low-carb diet you should eat carbs at least once a week to shock your system.’ Rationalisation! I’m not going to weigh myself today. 
Today’s personal lesson (Day 5 for me):
Energy begets energy. When I got in from my hour long walk, I hopped in the shower and suddenly felt like dancing, singing, laughing, moving. I have a lot of energy today. I was sluggish when I woke up, but I’ve also been following FlyLady’s daily routines (though I and my husband are usually quite neat, she’s got awesome tips to keep things afloat so they don’t get out of hand), and forcing myself to wake up, make the bed, and get dressed to lace up shoes. After shining my sink, and everything else was taken care of, well, I already had my shoes on, right? So off I went. No more sluggishness. I’m jiving and in a great mood. And I haven’t even had coffee today!
This will come in handy for the Seahawks game this afternoon. 
Um, yeah, talk about setting the bar too low. What I meant was Memorial Day. :smack:
Well, I consistenly weighed in at 184 this weekend so that means I lost a pound. Saturday I took 3 walks during the day. I figure they totaled about 4.5 miles which was good. Not to mention I was on my feet all day, doing laundry and cleaning. The “diet” is going well too. I nibble on fruit if I get hungry between meals and have been drinking a fair amount of water. I’ve had a ton of energy for the past few days. I’m about to walk to the bank on my lunch hour which will give a 1.2 miles total. It’s not much but it’s better than sitting on my arse.
I know. I just found that out too. When I sit around all day I feel so sluggish and tired. When I start my day with a walk I feel good all day.
I have decided to make some short term goals for myself. My band has a very high profile gig on Thursday, February 2. I’d like to be weighing 175 by that date. That’s only 4.5 lbs. I think I can do it if I keep walking and eat less. (this week was not good for me in terms of not overeating)
Next goal is Sunday, February 19 which is another high profile gig for my band and I’d like to be looking at 170 by then. So, that’s 9.5 lbs in a little less than a month. Maybe a bit ambitious but I would love to walk out on the stage feeling like I was looking good.
I had a combination rude awakening/opportunity last night. I decided that since I’m getting a little bored with just relying on Weight Watchers points to help me figure out what to eat, I’d try tracking calories for awhile. So off I went to all my favorite fast food websites to figure out nutritional information for my happy little spreadsheet.
One of the places I eat a lot is Popeyes Chicken. It’s very close to my house, and according to the two sources I found online, their chicken breasts were about 6.5 WW points each (which is 2.5 less than KFC’s breast). I’ve been eating there a lot–just a breast and a piece of corn with no butter made a nice meal.
Well, Popeyes posted their actual nutrition information in the meantime. Turns out that that 6.5 figure is actually for a breast with no skin/breading. I knew it was too good to be true. With the breading (which is my favorite part–it’s like chicken-flavored crack!) the breast is more like 12 WW points (510 calories and 30 grams of fat). Also known as “too many to waste on one item.” No wonder I’ve been having trouble losing weight lately! Le sigh. Time to recalibrate one of my favorite frequent meals–one that I chose partly because I thought it was healthier than KFC. Who’d’a thunk that greasy (and yummy) KFC would be fewer points than Popeyes?
I just wish Quiznos would post their nutrition facts (other than the three example sandwiches they have). I’m assuming their small ham and swiss dry is probably about the same as Subway’s, but it would be nice to know for sure, since Popeyes is off the playlist for awhile.
Try here for Quizno’s points: http://www.dwlz.com/Restaurants/quiznos.html
Dotti’s is a great site for WW points. Recipes and restaurants points.
Anyone know of any good resources (online?) for rough determining of caloric content of foods?
I liked the suggestion given to me to give the salad bar of the grocery store a try, but I want to make sure I’m getting the right amount of energy. I know that in the past when I’ve tried to eat healthy I usually end up eating too little, and then losing will power in the evenings before bed when I’m starving. Gotta develop good calorie management skills.
Places like fitday.com and calorieking.com are pretty good for caloric values.
Here’s a website with a link to the USDA site with calorie counts for lots of stuff. It’s fairly comprehensive but I’m not sure they actually list brand name stuff. Still, check it out. Tons of information.
Weighing in today. I’m at 238.5, for -99.5 since 6/6/05…
:eek: ;j Fantastic! I see why you’re VunderBob.
Day 7 for me: one whole week!
I got on the scales, and WHAT?! I gained 3 pounds! Le sigh. It has damn well better be muscle; I’ve been exercising every single day this week, for at least an hour each time, and always work up a sweat. Ewwwwww. 
On the bright sde, I’m feeling great. I can walk up the long, slow, slight incline to the grocery store without getting as winded. I still huff and puff a bit, and my calves are killing me, but it is definitely improving.
I’ve discovered a new snack, that I’m surprised I actually love: grape tomatoes. Those little teeny things. I also bought some dried berries and cherries - not to be eaten aimlessly, as the natural sugar content is high (like raisens), but a nice little snack, just grab a handful and go. I’m starting (only starting, and only sometimes) to crave my tomatoes to snack on. The chocolate/sugar cravings are strong when they come, though, but much fewer. I’m weathering it.
I’ve also added Xenadrine to my routine. The aftertaste is so bad it makes me shudder involuntarily. Damn. I just need the boost.
The index cards help a lot, and I prefer them to a journal. At the end of the day, I slide my finished card into my little index card file, and take a blank card and set it right beside my computer, where I’m guaranteed to land at some point in the day. I also stuck a post-it note to my computer to remind me to write this stuff down. Seeing those two things remind me to write it down, and it works. On my hungriest days, I notice I’ve eaten a surprising amount: too much. On my satisfied days, I’ve eaten much less. Interesting. Time to observe what I was eating a lot of and avoid it. Glancing at it, it looks like: dun dun DUN! Carbs!
This dieting stuff isn’t so bad. 
THIS WEEK’S REPORT CARD:
- drinking lots of water: Nope. Been drinking lots of tea and lots of diet soda–not sure if that’s equivalent, suspect not.
** 2) accepting being “hungry” which, in quotes, means mostly bored. **: fairly good. I had a hot dog on the street yesterday for lunch because I hadn’t eaten for a few hours and had a few more hours until I could get home to prepare a meal. Not so wise (though the hot dog was excellent)
** 3) No eating past, shall we say, 8 PM? ** Not so good. I had a few light snacks after 8 PM, though not nearly so massive as before.
** 4) regular exercise. **Good. The weather’s been phenomenal in NYC so I’ve gotten a lot of walking in while it’s that way.
** 5) portion size.** Very good. Not as rigorous or as conscious as before
** 6) Eating while cooking. .:** Bad
** 7) proportion of veggies to proteins:** Still excellent.
VunderBob Congratulations! That’s just excellent! (and damned impressive)
Anastasaeon Don’t worry, the scale will catch up. This might be a good time to consider measurements. Sometimes it’s not pounds but inches. Good for you on keeping up with your cards. I haven’t managed to keep track which is probably why I’m stuck.
My weight went up to 181 on Monday when I got my period and has stayed there inspite of my efforts. I didn’t sleep well last night so I bailed on my walk this morning after getting to the corner of my little street so I walked for, what, 2 minutes? :rolleyes: whatever
I’m just having trouble not over eating at night. I think I’m going to try taking my Tru-Hoodia again and see if that curbs my appetite. And maybe tonight I’ll exercise since I didn’t this morning. I’m never going to make my February 2 goal of 175 if I don’t do something. I just keep remembering watching Biggest Loser and those people worked out like maniacs at that ranch. I know I just need to move more.
I’m not hungry.
I had more dental work done yesterday, so was taking it easy on my teeth – two yogurts for lunch, then I was really hungry when I got home, so I made an omelet (three eggs, a handful of canned asparagus, cheddar cheese) and some buttered rye toast for dinner, which totally filled me up, it didn’t even occur to me to snack last night.
Had my usual glass of instant breakfast first thing this morning. Usually that holds me till 9:30 or 10, when I have a couple of granola bars – nope, not hungry. And now it’s my usual lunchtime, and I’m not hungry.
I know this is a good thing, but it’s really kind of freaking me out.
I’m sort of slowly working my way into this, but today I used my Willpower Of Steel[sup]TM[/sup] in the work caffeteria to get… salad for lunch, instead of the oh-so tempting grill/fried items.
The lettuce was kind of blah, but in general it was ok. I did have a bit of cottage cheese with it, some egg, and a creamy dressing, but in general it was a big lunch time improvement for me. And, I was pretty satisfied afterwards, so I’m feeliing good.
So many times I imagine I need something big/heavy to eat, when I end up equally satisfied by smaller/lighter meals.
Down a half-pound today. Total loss since 27 December: 10½ pounds.
I’ve cut out the jogging. I just don’t like it. As for the rest, I started with:
15 push-ups
25 sit-ups
40 reps with 22½-pound free weights.
1.85 mile (2.9 km) walk
Now I’m doing:
20 push-ups
40 sit-ups
45 reps with 22½-pound free weights.
1.85 mile (2.9 km) walk
Day One of the HMR liquid fast and I’m full of excitement and determination. I hope I don’t die of artifical sweetener poisoning, though. As someone who normally eats healthily, primarily whole foods, it feels strange to make muffins out of oat bran, diet root beer, sugar-free Torani syrup, protein shake mix and spices. But by bedtime tonight I’ll be happy to eat anything remotely solid.
Anyway, I’m off to a strong start for now and looking forward to the day when I can go out and buy high-heeled fuck-me shoes. 